James Greenewood

1687 - 1742  (54 years)

• Name	James Greenewood
  Birth	19 Dec 1687	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Ward (1851) gives his birth date as 19 October 1687. [1]
  Occupation	say 1712 (24 years)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He was a joiner.
  History	1713 (25 years)  [6]
  He was one of the petitioners to the Massachusetts General Court for a meeting house more accessible to the south section of Newton.
  Married	13 Apr 1713 (25 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 6]
  (1) Thankful Wilson, the daughter of Joseph and Deliverance Wilson. She was born on 24 March 1692 in Newton, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 4 February 1715. Issue: 1. James Greenwood (1714-____) 2. Abigail Greenwood (1715-____)
  Married	5 Jan 1716 (28 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 6]
  (2) Abigail Trowbridge.
  Death	1742	Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. James Greenewood,   b. 19 Dec 1687, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1742, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 54 years)   2. Deacon William Greenewood,   b. 14 Oct 1689, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1756, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years)
  Half siblings	3 half brothers (family of Thomas Greenewood and Hannah Ward)
  1. Thomas Greenewood,   b. 22 Jan 1671, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. d. young, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. + 2. John Greenwood, Esq,   b. 15 Jul 1673, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. d. 29 Aug 1737, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) ▻ Hannah Trowbridge,  m. 1695 ;   Alice Craft,  m. 27 Jul 1729   3. Rev. Thomas Greenewood,   b. 15 Jul 1673, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. d. 8 Sep 1720, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 47 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Greenwood,   b. England d. England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Abigail Spring,   b. 2 Feb 1662   d. 6 Sep 1708  (Age 46 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20523
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Greenewood,   c. 4 Jun 1643, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Sep 1693, Newton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age ~ 50 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Spring,   b. 2 Feb 1662   d. 6 Sep 1708 (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1James Greenewood(1687 – 1742) 2Thomas Greenewood(1643 – 1693) 4Thomas Greenewood(1610 – ) 8Able Greenewood(1585 – ) 16Rev. John Greenewood(1556 – 1593) 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Abigail Spring(1662 – 1708) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Dec 1687 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation - say 1712 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 13 Apr 1713 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 5 Jan 1716 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 1742 - Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S457] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family: Descendants of William Ward, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1851). [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877). [S665] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1905). [S954] Greenwood, Frederick. Greenwood Genealogies, 1154-1914 , (New York: The Lyons Genealogical Company, 1914). [S86] Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index Reprint of 1930 edition, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986). [S666] Ritter, Priscilla R. and Thelma Fleishman. Newton, Massachusetts, 1679-1779 A Biographical Directory, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1982).